Vote for LSJ high school athlete of the week: Aug. 27-Sept. 1

Here is a look at this week's candidates in the running to be the latest Lansing State Journal athlete of the week.

Voting is open until noon Wednesday to determine the winner, who will be featured in the print edition of the LSJ.

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RANSOM ALLEN, ITHACA BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: The senior was the champion at the Ithaca Invitational, earning medalist honors with a time of 16:30.76. He finished nearly 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Ashton Walker of Pewamo-Westphalia. Allen has been the medalist at both of his 5,000-meter races this fall for Ithaca. He has a season-best time of 16:05.2.

DESIREE BECKER, DEWITT VOLLEYBALL: The senior played a role in the Panthers posting a three-set win over Lansing Catholic and knocking off Eaton Rapids last week. Becker had 20 kills and three aces during the victories for the Panthers.

MITCHELL MALLEK, PORTLAND FOOTBALL: Mallek has contributed to a dominant start to the season for the Portland defense, which has registered a pair of shutouts. He had nine tackles and an interception while contributing to the Raiders' 48-0 win over Corunna. Mallek also rushed for a 35-yard touchdown in the opening half. He has 18 tackles and a pair of interceptions through two weeks.

KION NOONAN, LANSING CATHOLIC SOCCER: The junior had three goals while helping the Cougars to victories over St. Johns and Eastern last week. Noonan had two goals against St. Johns and followed with a goal against the Quakers. Noonan also had Lansing Catholic's lone goal in a recent victory over Holt.

Know of a worthy LSJ athlete of the week? Send nomination to bcalloway@lsj.com by Sunday evening each week.